Miami Secret Service Agent Charged With Five Felonies, Including Attempted Manslaughter, In Kappa Alpha Psi Hazing That Left One Victim Intubated To Prevent Further Physical Deterioration & De@th’

Marquez Pinder

Miami Secret Service Agent Charged With Five Felonies, Including Attempted Manslaughter, In Kappa Alpha Psi Hazing That Left One Victim Intubated To Prevent Further Physical Deterioration & De@th’

A U.S. Secret Service agent has been arrested and charged with five felony counts after allegedly playing a lead role in a fraternity hazing ritual in #Miami-Dade County that left two victims with life-threatening injuries.

Marquez Pinder, 29, a special agent with the Miami Field Office, is accused of serving as “dean of pledges” during four separate hazing sessions for a chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, and now faces charges including two counts of aggravated battery with a de@dly weapon, two counts of attempted manslaughter with a de@dly weapon, and one count of hazing with a de@dly weapon. Court records allege the two victims were repeatedly struck with paddles and canes over the four-day span, with one victim’s report of “urinating blood” reportedly dismissed by fraternity members during the first session.
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One victim later required intubation and “critical care to prevent further physical deterioration and de@th,” while the other suffered blackened and necrotic tissue that required surgical removal and extensive skin grafts. Investigators say the victims were quizzed on fraternity history and forced into a “stress position” — a half-squat with one arm extended — whenever they answered incorrectly, and were struck with a paddle while in that position. Two other alleged participants, Jared James and Elijah Dyous, face identical charges. Pinder, who has worked for the #SecretService since September 2023, is currently on administrative leave, and the national #KappaAlphaPsi organization has said it maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy on hazing.